Fiji Rugby World Cup Odds
With nearly 10% of it’s entire population registered with the Rugby Union, Fijians clearly love the game with a passion and as such have been duly rewarded with an 11th place in the IRB rankings – though they use to be 9th! Fiji have participated in every world cup since it’s inauguration in 1987, except for …
Samoa Rugby World Cup Odds
Formerly known as Western Samoa, until 1997 that is, Samoa, also formerly members of the Pacific Islands Rugby Alliance, are ranked 10th in the world according to the IRB. They have been to every Rugby World Cup since the 1991 tournament and in both that tournament, along with the 1995 competition, they made the quarterfinals. Under …
South Africa Rugby World Cup Odds
Despite it’s chequered past and undeniable alienation of black Africans from the sport, South Africa has, rather inspiringly, shed the old image and welcomed in the new and is, undeniably, one of the greatest rugby teams in the World. From it’s apartheid roots, the segregated South African rugby unions merged in 1977. Four years later …
Russia Rugby World Cup Odds
Russia is the fifth team to make up Pool C in the 2011 Rugby World Cup and, like the USA, they are also a Tier 2 team. The team’s regular international competition is in the European Nations Cup (ENC) Division 1A – often referred to as the Six Nations B, and in both 2010 and …
USA Rugby World Cup Odds
Rugby in the USA is a very minority sport but it is growing and to date has 88,000 registered players, about half of which are juniors. It is a Tier 2 rugby nation, as defined by the International Rugby Board, which means that it is not currently competitive at the elite level of the sport, …
Italy Rugby World Cup Odds
Italy are one of the up-and-coming teams of Europe having been introduced to the original RBS Five Nations to make it the now known RBS Six Nations in which, each year, they compete against England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Despite this and the ever increasing level of professional in their team, Italy have never …
Ireland Rugby World Cup Odds
Following an exceptionally poor 2007 Rugby World Cup, despite very high hopes, Ireland have re-grouped, got their heads together and, barring any major injuries, are hopeful for 2011. World class players such as Brian O’Driscoll, Paul O’Connell and Ronan O’Gara are all part of the line-up in what is likely to be their last personal …
Australia Rugby World Cup Odds
Australia are, undisputedly, one of the greatest rugby teams in the world and their fierce reputation makes for formidable opposition in any game which is also why they are one the most successful. Nicknamed the Wallabies, they compete annually with New Zealand and South Africa in the Tri-Nations Series. They are currently ranked second behind …
Georgia Rugby World Cup Odds
Ranked 15th in the IRB Rugby World Rankings, Georgia is currently considered a second tier rugby union nation. Nicknamed ‘The Lelos’, they participate in the European Nations Cup, winning the tournament in 2001, 2007-08 and they current 2008-10 season. Rugby union is one of the most popular sports in Georgia. The Georgian national sevens team became …
Romania Rugby World Cup Odds
Despite being an up-and-coming European rugby side, Romania still have quite a way to go before they can seriously be considered as a threat to the other teams in Pool B, especially as they have had the misfortune of being drawn with England, Argentina and Scotland almost rendering their chances of group qualification non-existent. Long considered …